Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal – A Critical Thinker′s…

Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the ParanormalA Critical Thinker's Toolkit\nAuthor(s): Jonathan C. Smith\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781405181235, 978-1405181235\nSynopsis\nPseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit provides readers with a variety of \""reality-checking\"" tools to analyze extraordinary claims and to determine their validity.\nIntegrates simple yet powerful evaluative tools used by both paranormal believers and skeptics alike Introduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implications Includes an innovative \""Critical Thinker's Toolkit,\"" a systematic approach for performing reality checks on paranormal claims related to astrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy, mind-over-matter, prayer, life after death, creationism, and more Explores the five alternative hypotheses]